Club News

2018 Newsletter Archive

October 27, 2017 - New pictures of
various projects for the 2017 calendar year have been posted. Click
here and look in right margin for
the links!

March 5, 2017 - Work continues on the
track as improvements are being made with one of the crossings and
severl switches. Preparations for the first public run day in April
are well underway. Numerous projects are in progress. We have had
great weather for working on the railroad.

2017 Newsletter Archive

2016 Newsletter Archive

July 12, 2014 - A dedication ceremony
was held today to dedicate the recently-painted contained donated by
Dewey Burnham. The container is dedicated in memory of his parents,
Joy and Chase Burnham. A plaque in their memory has been afixed to
the south side of the container. We thank Dewey for his generous
donation.

April 12, 2014 - This will be our
first "regular" public run day since we officially opened the track
in November 2013. We have no idea how many people will attend but we
are looking forward to having a good time playing trains in any
case. Come and join us!

July 26, 2013 - Preparations are in full
swing for the upcoming WIdlife Festival at GIHP in August and the
3rd annual Full Steram Ahead golf tournament in September. The
combination of those events and work on the track and grounds is
keeping everyone pretty busy.

July 18, 2013 - The club hosted a bus
load of railroad enthusiasts that were attending the national NMRA
convention held in Atlanta. The tour bus of railroaders arrived at
about 8:45am and were treated to train rides, snacks, and all the
railroad chatter they could stand. It looked like everyone had a
great time. Besides the club diesel locomotive, there was another
diesel loco and a steamer running.

September 30, 2012 - The Second Annual Full Steam Ahead Golf Tournament hosted by the
North Georgia Live Steamers was a rousing success.Forty golfers vied for the right to claim the coveted first
place plaques and prizes. The weather was perfect and Cherokee Run
Golf course was in excellent shape.No one was able to conquer the Hole in One sponsored by
Premier Building Systems.An outstanding barbecue lunch prepared and served by the
Cherokee Run staff preceded the awards ceremony and give away
prizes. The winning team representing the City of Conyers consisting
of David Spann, Brad Sutton, Mike Leathers and Tony Lucas won with a
score of -15.The second
place team representingMechanical Services finished
at -13.The team from Premier Building Systems walked away with both
the long drive and closest to the pin prizes.Twenty plus other prizes were awarded and all who attended
had a great time.Look
for the Third Annual Full Steam Ahead Golf Tournament the last week
of September, 2013.More
information will follow as the date and time is finalized.

April 9, 2011 - Club members met at the
new track to continue construction. Due to a recent storm, the first
order of businees was clearing a number of trees that had fallen. No
damage to the track was found. About 150' of new track was laid and
ballasted.

January 8, 2011 - NGLS club members met
to discuss a variety of business items and elect club officers for
the 2011 calendar year. Many interesting issues were discussed.
Approval was given to add the ability for NGLS web site users to
make monetary donations to the club online.

March 13-14, 2010 - NGLS was once again
"on the road" attending the NMRA-sponsored train show at Cobb
Galleria. We again had a display with several locomotive samples.
Click here to see some pictures from the show.

March 6-7, 2010 - NGLS hosted a display
table at the Great Train Show at the North Atlanta Trade Center.
Lots of railfans of all sizes stopped by the displays to see the
locomotives and other display materials. Fun was had by all!

January 9, 2010, Conyers, GA - The
annual club meeting was held at Hawthorne Suites next to the new
track. Officer and director elections were held (click
here to see
the list of officers). A revised set of by-laws was also approved.

January 1, 2010, Conyers, GA - The New Year's Day run at the Lass home was a big success. The
weather cooperated with a sunny but cool day. There was one guest
locomotive and about 60 people in total. Three steam locomotives
were run at various times during the day.

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